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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. आभीरābhīraA cowherd; आभीरवामनयनाहृतमानसाय दत्तं मनो यदुपते तदिदं गृहाण Udb.; according to Ms.1.15 आभीर is the offspring…

    [आ समन्तात् भियं राति, रा-क Tv.]

    1. A cowherd; आभीरवामनयनाहृतमानसाय दत्तं मनो यदुपते तदिदं गृहाण Udb.; according to Ms.1.15 आभीर is the offspring of a Brāhmaṇa and a female of the Ambaṣṭha tribe.
    2. (Plural) Name of a country or its inhabitants; श्रीकोंकणा- दधोभागे तापीतः पश्चिमे तटे । आभीरदेशो देवेशि विन्ध्यशैले व्यवस्थितः ॥

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -री

      1. A cowherd's wife.
      2. A woman of the Ābhīra tribe.
      3. The language of the Ābhīras; आभीरेषु तथा- भीरी (प्रयोक्तव्या) S. D.432.
    • -पल्लिः, -ल्ली Feminine,-पल्लिका a station or abode of herdsmen, a village inhabited by cowherds.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. आभीरābhīram. N. of a people MBh. R. VP.
    1. masculine gender Name of a people MBh. R. VP.
    2. masculine gender a cowherd (being of a mixed tribe as the son of a Bra1hman Brahman and an Ambasht2ha अम्बष्ठ woman) Mn. x, 15, etc.
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective belonging to the A1bhi1ra आभीर people.
  2. आभीरकābhīrakamf(ई)n. belonging to the A1bhi1ra आभीर people L.
    1. mf(ई)neuter gender belonging to the A1bhi1ra आभीर people Lexicographers
    2. masculine gender the A1bhi1ra आभीर people.
  3. आभीरपल्लिābhīrapallif. a station of herdsmen, village inhabited by cowherds only, abode of cowherds &c. L.

    feminine a station of herdsmen, village inhabited by cowherds only, abode of cowherds etc. Lexicographers

  4. आभीरपल्लीābhīrapallīf. a station of herdsmen, village inhabited by cowherds only, abode of cowherds &c. L.

    feminine a station of herdsmen, village inhabited by cowherds only, abode of cowherds etc. Lexicographers

  5. आभीरिकābhīrikamf(ई)n. belonging to the A1bhi1ra आभीर people L.
    1. mf(ई)neuter gender belonging to the A1bhi1ra आभीर people Lexicographers
    2. masculine gender the A1bhi1ra आभीर people.
  6. आभीरीābhīrīf. a cowherd's wife or a woman of the A1bhi1ra आभीर tribe L.
    1. feminine a cowherd's wife or a woman of the A1bhi1ra आभीर tribe Lexicographers
    2. feminine the language of the A1bhi1ras आभीर s
    3. fn. Name of a metre